Project bag fun

I was inspired to make myself a project bag over the weekend (sewing bloomers just wasn't enough!). 

I'm really pleased with how it turned out and its deceptive roominess - I got my almost finished 80s raglan into it without problems when I went for tea with a friend.

I've got an idea for sewing another knitting project related bag floating around in my head - I will have to play with it for a while until I get what I'm thinking of from brain to fabric

The Daintification of Masculinity

The Daintification of Masculinity

saw this via another blog through Ravelry - so cool!

Summer Party

We went to a fabulous party - a DIY barbecue, Pimms, inflatables and the most glorious weather. The dress code for women was hilarious - posh frocks and big pants, so I equipped myself and DD with the biggest pants of all - bloomers! She looked cute, I looked more like a pantomime dame, but it was so worth it for the giggle

Leicestershire Woolfest

Leicestershire had its own tiny woolfest today - it was great!  I met up with various members of Loughborough Knitters, the Big Knit and random woolly minded people (I'm not saying which categories those pictured below fit into!);

wandered up to meet sheep and the alpacas that guard them;

and had a thoroughly great time.  Hopefully this is the start of something great for Leicestershire!

I do knit, I promise!

Given the lovely weather, I thought I'd have a go at knitting with some 80s flavour mint green Cotton Top I have in my stash, courtesy of the local scrap store many years ago. 

I decided on The Incredible, Custom-fit Raglan Sweater for my pattern, using the V neck instructions, adding in a few cream stripes of Fiori at the top for variety (plus I started to get myself worried about how much wool I'd got).  I 'm half way down the body and it is fitting wonderfully.  Shame that mint green isn't so much my colour, but I could have an adventure and overdye it once it's finished.  Any suggestions for a colour would be welcome!

Swappity swap goodies

I took part in a swap on Ravelry and look what I got:

Yum - chocolate for lunch!

I won yarn!

A better post about this tomorrow, but I won yarn on http://graceysgoodies.blogspot.com/ - my first blog giveaway win!